http://shava.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Shava Nerad en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:40:08 GMT 2010-01-05T12:40:08Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977716948 Here's a variant on the traditional all-American pot roast! 20-25min prep, 2-2.5h cooking phase 1, 45 min cooking phase 2 (and slicing meat), 5 min to serve -- so give yourself 3h or so to get this . . . Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:05:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977716948 Shava Nerad 2009-06-20T23:05:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977621443 Fish and I are really fond of the Aztec cocoa at the Porter Square Books coffeeshop.  It's a not-too-sweet cocoa with cinnamon and a zing of spice.  Tonight, I just had an urge to create . . . Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:52:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977621443 Shava Nerad 2009-03-12T04:52:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977557158 I spend a lot of time in the virtual world of Second Life -- as well as a lot of time in online games.  But they aren't the same. Second Life is far more than a 3D chat system -- it's . . . Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:35:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977557158 Shava Nerad 2009-01-08T17:35:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464273 This is a response to the comment stream on Boing-Boing to my " Chickens Come Home to Roost " post last published on Iconoclasm. @#19 My point is that Enron was able to be a wolf in sheep's . . . Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:16:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464273 Shava Nerad 2008-10-01T05:16:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449983 When Enron melted down, many attributed it to dishonesty, but I and many others saw it as the inevitable consequence of a financial and accounting system that was still rooted in the tangibles of an industrial . . . Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:13:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449983 Shava Nerad 2008-09-16T01:13:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276913 Over and over again, in this election season, I hear the presidential primary and presidential campaigns reduced to the cult of personality.  Will McCain keep us in Iraq?  Will Hillary be business . . . Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:57:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276913 Shava Nerad 2008-03-06T07:57:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276871 I received an email today with this dispatch from the ILWU: ILWU Dockers to stop work on May * *Day in West Coast ports, to express their opposition to the war in Iraq * * * *In a resolution . . . Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:58:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276871 Shava Nerad 2008-03-06T05:58:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276266 DailyKOS published an article that's getting a little play today, alleging that the Clinton campaign published an attack ad that intentionally colorized Obama's skin to darker, reminiscent . . . Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:44:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977276266 Shava Nerad 2008-03-05T18:44:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271526 Do we really have to choose just one reason that the population of US prisons and jails has increased over 50% in the last four years, from 1.47 million in 2003 , to 2.3 million in 2007 ? Pew . . . Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:14:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271526 Shava Nerad 2008-03-02T06:14:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977268046 Having recently put my endorsement behind Larry Lessig 's run for the House (still in the Draft Lessig stage), let me say that I am adamantly repelled by another run by Ralph Nader.  I don't . . . Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:29:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977268046 Shava Nerad 2008-02-25T20:29:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977263677 Larry Lessig is considering a run for Congress in California, and I want him to run. And so do a lot of people, including many far from his Stanford home. He's got a Facebook group.  . . . Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:09:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977263677 Shava Nerad 2008-02-21T04:09:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977220402 Todd Defren , a twitter buddy, passes on the "8 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About Me" meme started by Social Media Group's Maggie Fox. Here are mine: 1)  I'm . . . Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:01:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977220402 Shava Nerad 2008-01-04T19:01:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977220313 Last night, Barack Obama claimed his victory in the Iowa caucuses, not for himself, but for the people. For the people who supported him, and for the people (Democrat, Independent, Republican, and third . . . Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:49:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977220313 Shava Nerad 2008-01-04T17:49:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977157393 I don't know if you saw CSI:NY last night , but it was a total travesty of information law. The episode portrayed a series of Second Life players involved in a series of assassinations, which CBS . . . Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:56:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977157393 Shava Nerad 2007-10-25T06:56:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977156441 In the area around San Diego, an area about twice the size of the city of New Orleans has burned since Sunday .  But folks there -- even the over 20,000 people evacuated to Qualcomm Stadium -- are . . . Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:41:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977156441 Shava Nerad 2007-10-24T10:41:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977153167 Yesterday at Carnegie Hall, J.K. Rowling revealed that Albus Dumbledore, beloved headmaster of Hogwarts School in the Harry Potter books, is gay. Entertainment Weekly reports : Responding to . . . Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:47:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977153167 Shava Nerad 2007-10-20T20:47:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977152299 Have you read an article on the Village Voice web site since 1/1/2004?  Then the Feds may be investigating you.  Two executives of Village Voice Media have been arrested for violating grand . . . Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:25:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977152299 Shava Nerad 2007-10-19T20:25:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977146611 The language is all there in Gay City News, if you have eyes to read it, but for most of the GLBT community, nothing but the exclusion of transgendered protections from Barney Frank's version of the . . . Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:01:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977146611 Shava Nerad 2007-10-14T00:01:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977139104 The NYTimes reports that the Internet has been completely cut in Burma (Myanmar).  I remember about 15 years ago, when I was one of three engineers running the UNC/Chapel Hill backbone and drop . . . Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:43:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977139104 Shava Nerad 2007-10-06T06:43:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977106664 For me, the drain started with two boilerplate email invites I got from CC Chapman, a co-conspirator in social media.  CC often has his finger on cool new things online, so I immediately clicked . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:43:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977106664 Shava Nerad 2007-09-04T21:43:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977090095 Time published an article this week by John Cloud entitled Are We Failing Our Geniuses. In the article he follows a young woman with high intelligence from her held-back life in Texas to a pioneering . . . Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:43:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977090095 Shava Nerad 2007-08-18T18:43:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977071523 As we read that Amnesty International and the Catholic Church are feuding over the issue of supporting abortions for women subject to rape and incest, a friend of mine in Oregon sent out this quote and . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:56:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977071523 Shava Nerad 2007-07-31T00:56:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977046762 The Bush administration proved today that it is firm in the assertion of the privileges of the Imperial presidency.  While signing statements have castrated the institution of legislation in this . . . Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:26:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977046762 Shava Nerad 2007-07-03T21:26:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977042395 An article in Salon this week examines the gay community in MMOs, including the issue of gay marriage in virtual gaming space in Second Life, Lord of the Rings Online, WOW and other games. My name is . . . Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:17:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977042395 Shava Nerad 2007-06-28T19:17:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977032072 Liberal sources have been circulating a google video of Bush at the G8 apparently drinking a beer.  Bush, a recovering alcoholic who is a teetotaler, says he has not taken a drink since he was 40. . . . Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:44:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977032072 Shava Nerad 2007-06-17T18:44:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977024238 One of the first articles I ever wrote on gather was called Haymarket Expedition, praising the simple pleasures of a Friday afternoon excursion to the biggest open air produce market on the east coast, . . . Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:55:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977024238 Shava Nerad 2007-06-08T22:55:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977022186 It's always a little tricky to report on a news event you've just participated in, but Amnesty International's Irrepressible campaign against Internet censorship just had a conference today . . . Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:46:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977022186 Shava Nerad 2007-06-06T20:46:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977020026 The world held its breath in 2002 when Daniel Pearl was held by terrorists in Karachi, Pakistan.  The American journalist, accused by terrorists of being a CIA operative, was held for nine days and . . . Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:00:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977020026 Shava Nerad 2007-06-04T20:00:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018580 [Another reprint from the early 90's, I think -- seasonal and yummy! Although I've always called this a chutney, several of my friends call it salsa when they make it.]  Toss in a bowl and . . . Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:57:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018580 Shava Nerad 2007-06-03T03:57:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018441 [letter sent by email to the editors of Editor & Publisher]  Your capsule of the story on the ISB  is, in my opinion, a classic example of a reporter hiding behind the skirts of the first . . . Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:47:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018441 Shava Nerad 2007-06-03T00:47:06Z